Metallic box-car.



R. V. SAGE.

METALLIC BOX UAR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 1, 1914.

1,110,403; Patentgd Sept. 15, 1914.

INVENTOI? WITNESSES:

A TTOR/VE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RALPH V. SAGE, 0F COLUMBUS, OH IO.

METALLIC BOX-CAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 1, 1914. Serial No. 835,591.

more particularly to freight box cars which are constructed entirely of metal this construction having been shown and not claimed inm Patent No. 1,059,770, dated April 22nd, 1913, filed Aug. 3rd, 1911.

' The principal objects of my invention are to produce an end wall for a metal box car whichcan easily be constructed, is light in weight, and of suflieient strength and rigidity to withstand the rough usage to which a car of this kind is subjected.

Another object of my invention is .to construct the ends of the car of flangedplates 'ofsubstantially angular form, the flanges of which are rivetedtogether von the inside of the car in such a manner as to form an interior end frame. 4

Still another novel feature is .to stiffen the exterior of the end wall by means of flanged end braces which extend horizontally across the ends of the car with their ends bent and attached to the car side plates thus making the ends of the car of great strength as compared with the amount of material. used.

. An embodiment of my invention is shown in the accompanying one sheet of drawings, in which like characters indicate like parts.

Figure 1 illustrates in elevation the end of the car showing my improved manner of bracing the same. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional plan taken on the line 11-11 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the end of the car.

Referring now to the various characters of reference upon the drawings, the ends of the car are made up of four plates 1 with inwardly extending flanges 2 and 3 acting as inside stakes or braces. These plates 2 are angular in form, the flanges 3 in the center and the end or corner edges of the car. are vertical while the intermediate flanges 3 incline inwardly toward the center of the car from the end sill 4 until they reach the roof 5, to which they are secured. 7 Horizontal end braces 6 extend across the outside ends of the car and attached thereto -with their ends bent at right angles as at 7 and riveted to the sides 8 of the car.

-A lthough I have shown and described my improvements in considerable detail, I do not" wish to be limited .to the exact and specific details shown and described, but

may usejsuch substitutions, modifications or equivalents thereof as are embraced within the scope of my invention or as pointed out in the-claims.

Having thus described invention, what I claim and desire ,to secure byLetters Pat-' out is 1. A railway car, having its ends constructed from a plurality of metal plate sections of varying width, said plates being attached together along. theirm'ee ti'ng edges i by means of. integral inturned flanges, which a'ct as the inside stiffening members of the car,'flanged end-braces extending horizontally across the outer ends of the car and attached thereto.',

2. In a railway car, having its ends constructed from aplurality of metal plate sections of varying width, said plates being attached together along'their meeting edges by means of vertical and inclined integral inturned flanges which act as the inside stiffening members of the car, flanged endbraces extending horizontally across the outer ends of the carwith their ends bent at right angles and attached to the sides of the car.

In testimony whereof I hereto afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

RALPH V. SAGE.

Witnesses BLAIR C. HANNA, BURTON L. STARNER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of .Patents, Washinzton. D. 0."

Patented Sept. 15, 1914. v 

